George Davis (HOF) – Sweet Caporal 350 f. 30 (SGC 4)

Product Description

PLAYER: George Davis (HOF)

TEAM: Chicago White Sox

LEAGUE: American

BACK: Sweet Caporal 350 f. 30 (38/39)

GRADE: SGC 4 VG/EX – (125) 4305-008

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THE CARD

An attractive example of Chicago White Sox Hall of Fame second baseman George Davis. The card features the Sweet Caporal 350 factory 30 advertising reverse (ranked 38 of 39 in terms of scarcity according to T206 Resource).

Despite a small amount of staining on the left border of the reverse this piece presents extraordinarily, with a vibrant image, quality centering and nice corners and edges.

GEORGE DAVIS

George Stacey Davis

Born: August 23, 1870 - Cohoes, NY

Died: October 17, 1940 - Philadelphia, PA

Batted: Switch

Threw: RH

Position: IF

Career BA: .295

Managerial Record: 107–139

Teams:

Cleveland Spiders NL (1890–1892)

New York Giants NL (1893–1901, 1903; player/manager: 1895, 1900–1901)

Chicago White Sox AL (1902, 1904–1909)

Although he is a Hall of Famer, George Davis has never really gotten his due. A skilled hitter and superb base stealer, he batted .355 and stole 37 bases in 1893. Davis batted over .300 on nine different occasions, and ranks in the top 100 ballplayers with games played, at bats, runs, hits, doubles, triples, RBI, stolen bases, and singles. He helped lead the White Sox to a World Series win in 1906. At one time Davis was the second-highest-paid player behind Nap Lajoie. Very well liked and modest, he was player/manager of the Giants in 1895, 1900, and 1901. After his MLB days, Davis managed in the minors, and coached at Amherst College until 1918. He then moved on from baseball to work as a car salesman and even tried his hand at professional bowling. George Davis was elected to the Hall of Fame in 1998.